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Gujarat · PC 20 · 2009

Vadodara

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

BALKRISHNA KHANDERAO SHUKLA (BALU SHUKLA)
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 57.4%INC 39.2%5 others 3.4%
Votes
4,28,833
57.4% share
Winning margin
1,36,028
18.2% of votes
Total votes cast
7,47,129
Candidates
7
Seat history

3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALKRISHNA KHANDERAO SHUKLA (BALU SHUKLA)
NDA (NDA)
4,28,83357.4%
2
GAEKWAD SATYAJITSINH DULIPSINH
UPA
2,92,80539.2%
3
VASAVA HARILAL SHANABHAI
IND
9,8961.3%
4
PUROHIT VINAYKUMAR RAMANBHAI
6,1630.8%
5
GIRISHBHAI MADHAVLAL BHAVSAR
IND
4,0870.6%
6
TAPAN DASGUPTA (TAPANBHAI)
IND
2,9170.4%
7
THAVARDAS AMULRAI CHOITHANI
IND
2,4280.3%

Average turnout (8th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 0.7% · max 49.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
8th of 26

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.73
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 26

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
13th of 26

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.4%INC 39.2%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%

What's nearby?

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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